Everett, Mass. Mayor Carlo DeMaria smiles while visiting guests at a senior luncheon following a bingo game at the Connolly Center, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Everett. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ...

Friends trashed Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria on Facebook over what the Everett Leader Herald printed. His father threatened to disown him — over stories the mayor knew were lies.

Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria in his attorney's office on Dec. 20, 2024, in Boston. (Charles Krupa/AP) For years, the mayor of a Boston suburb dreaded Wednesdays.